Toy fisherman



A g. 7, 1946. I cQKEs'rER 0 TOY FISHERMAN Filed Dec. 28, 1945 /7 Inventor [may 6! IFSTEQ wh m . I MWWEM Patented Aug. 27, 1946 'i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE V TOY FISHERMAN Lynn C. Kester, Hereford, Tex.

Application December 28, 1945, Serial No. 637,542

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a toy fisherman, and it is one object of the invention to provide a toy consisting of a figure representing a man seated upon a log and holding a fishing rod in his hand, the arms being pivotally mounted so that when pull is exerted upon a line carried by the fishing rod, the arms will be swung downwardly, the arms being connected with the eyes and mouth of the fishermans head so that as the arms are swung downwardly the mouth will be opened and the eyes pushed forwardly to a protruding position and thus indicate a surprised expression over catching a large fish. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of this character wherein the arms are fixed to the ends of a crankshaft which passes thru the body of the figure, the crank of the shaft having pivoted thereto a rod for operating the eyes and the mouth and this crank being engaged by a spring which will return the arms and the mouth and eyes to a normal position when pull upon the line is released.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of this character wherein the log upon which the figure is seated has its ends cut straight across so that the end faces of the log may be used for advertising purposes or for slogans.

- Another object of the invention is to provide a toy fisherman which is of simple construction and not liable to become broken easily or get out of working order.

The invention is illustrated ing drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved toy fisherman, portions being in section,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken transversely through the body of the fisherman along the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a view of the forked member having eyes at ends of the arms, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the lower jaw in the accompanyand its mounting arm.

2 A line I I extend downwardly from the front end of the rod I0 and at its lower end carries a hook l2 from which a representation of a fish may be suspended if so desired. It will be understood that the figure may be secured in seated position upon the log in any desired manner, or it may be formed integral with the log in casethe log and the figure are formed of plastic or other by pull upon the line I I, the shaft will be turned.

The log I which constitutes a base for the toy I vided arms 8 which project forwardly therefrom and terminate in hands 9 holding a fishing rod I0.

This shaft has a rearwardly extending crank I4 to which is pivotally connected the lower end of a rod or link I5 which extends upwardly'through the neck 6 and at its upper end is pivotally connected with a lever I6. The lever 16 projects rearwardly from the lower jaw ll of the head I and since the lower jawi-s pivotally mounted at its junction with the lever I 6, as shown at I8,- upward movement of the link or rod I5 will tilt the lever I6 upwardly and the jaw I! will be swung downwardly and open the mouth I9. An arm 20 extends upwardly from the lever I6 and at its upper end this arm is connected with a rod2l which extend-5 forwardly and at its front end carries eyes 22 normally disposed in a natural position in the eye-receiving openings 28 of a slight extent and impart a surprised'appearance to the'fisherman. When pull upon the line I I is released, the arms and the lower jaw and the eyes must be returned to the normal position, and in order to do so there hasbeen provided a spring 24 consisting of a strip of resilient metal which is curved longitudinally and has its lower end secured to the back of the figure by a fastener 25 and its upper end portion disposed in overlapping engagement with the crank I4. The spring is straightened somewhat by having its upper end portion flexed upwardly and rearwardly during upward movement of the crank I4, and when pull upon the line is released, the spring returns to its original shape and downward pressure upon the crank will rotate the shaft I3 and cause the arm to be swung upwardly to the initial position, and downward pull exerted upon the link I so that the lower jaw l'I will be closed and the eyes returned to the normal position. 1

It is though that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be ableto obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawing. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded asunnecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size and arrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired. i 2

Having thus described the invention, what is .7

claimed is: o

1. A device of the character describedbo'mp'rising a base, a figure supportediuponjhebaseiino. seated position and having 'ab'ody formed'with a neck and head at its upper end, the headjha'v-,

ing eye openings and having a lower jaw pivotally mounted for opening and closing movement, a shaft extending through the body; with ends protruding from opposite sides thereof and within the bod being'formedwith a rearwardly extendingcrank, arms fixed to the protruding ends of the; sh aft and extending forwardly H and having hands at their front ends, a fishing rod carried by, thelhands of said arms and provided with a dependingline at its front end, a leverextending rearwardly from the pivoted jaw, a link extendin'g verticallyj'through'the neck and-having its lower end pivoted tothe crank of said shaft and its upper end pivotedto the-rear end ofsaid lever, an upright member extending upwardly from saidlever, a member in the head extending horizontally between, front and rear portions of the head and having its'rear ends connected with the upper end of the upstanding member and provided at its front end with eyes movablethrough the eye openings ofthe head from a normally retracted positionto a forwardly protruding posi-' tion when' the leveris swung upwardly and the; jaw' swings downwardly to an open position, and a strip of. resilient metal secured at one end to the back of thebody and extending upwardly and forwardly with its upper end portion overlapping the crank to yieldably hold the crank in a normal po on andjyi l a 'ho d th m in anor ar position and the jaws closed andthe eyes in their normal positidn. r r r a 2. 'A device of the character described comprisl ing afigure representing a fisherman and having a' body provided with aneck and .headatits upper end, the head having eye openings.- and provided with a lower jaw pivotally mounted for opening and closing movement, a' crank shaft rotatably mounted through the body, arms fixed to end portions of said shaft and extending for- 5 wardly therefrom in position for holding a fishing rod, a lever extending rearwardly from the pivoted jaw, a link connecting the rear end of said lever With the crank of said crankshaft, an upstanding arm carried by said lever, eyes movable through the eye openings from a normally retracted position to an extended position and connected with the upstanding arm to effect such 'm ovement during movement of said'lever for opening and closing the lower jaw, and a strip of resilient metal curved longitudinally and dis- "T? posed vertically in the body with its lower end hseoured to thebackof the body and its upper end overlapping the crank of the crankshaft to j yield'ablyjhold the crankshaft in a normal position and yieldably hold the arms and the lower jaw n F Q eo m r s i n- 1 i 3, A device of the character described comprising a figure having a body provided with a neck and head at its upper end, a crankshaft rotatably mounted throughthe body, arms fixed to said crank shaft and projecting'forwardly; from the, body, the head having eyeopeningsand being provided with a lower jaw mountedfor opening and 'clo sing m ovement, a lever extending rear wardly from the lower jaw, a spring member en} gaged with the crankshaft and yi'eldably holding the same in a normalposition with the'arm s raised and the lower jaw closed,- and eyes movable through the eye openingsof thehead la nd connected with said lever for movement from a re:

tracted position to aforwardly protruding position when the jaw is moved to an Op njpositionl o 4. A devicejof the character described comprising a figure including a body-havinga neck and 40 headatits upper end, thehead being provided with eye openings andhavinga lower jaw mounted for opening and closing movement, arms at opposite sides of said body, eyes movable through the eye openings from a normal position to a forwardly protruding position, means for mounlting the arms for swinging rnovement from a nor mallyraised position to a lowered positiomsaid means being connected with the lower jaw-and,

t eyes Q p en neth -lW e w a d movin a he'e s o warq t rQ ru d q on w e the armsare lowered; and spring means yieldablyholding the arms, and the jaw 1 d h 3765 in a rmal position; i o if in CL- KES'IER. 

